BOSTON – Randy Orton knocked off The Big Show to retain his WWE Championship in a night where the other World Champion, John Cena, made a big statement in his hometown for the new possible face of the WWE.
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Sole-survivors emerged from the tag team matches with stand-out performances from Roman Reigns and Natalya.
Mark Henry made a return as he accepted Ryback’s open-challenge to set up for an impromptu rematch from this past WrestleMania.
The Miz def. Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston was left appalled as he conceded a pinfall victory to The Miz in the
Survivor Series kick-off show.
It all initially came out on the RAW prior to Survivor Series, as The Miz left Kofi Kingston hanging in a tag team match with the Wyatt Family.
Quick paced from the outset, the familiarity between the two was clear as a lot of the action resembled that off their numerous encounters in the past.
The Miz looked for an early victory with a quick roll-up, but soon after he would find himself on the backfoot dwelling against Kofi Kingstons unorthodox offence.
As the match concluded, Kofi Kingston hit The Miz with kicks to the face three times, but on his fourth attempt, he would miss leading up to an exchange where The Miz rolled up Kofi Kingston for the three-count to win.
Kofi Kingston showed his disgust at the lost, savagely slapping The Miz following the bout then exiting the ring.
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| Kofi Kingston’s high-flying game was not enough to beat The Miz on this occasion. Image Courtesy WWE.com |
The Shield & Real Americans def. The Usos, Cody Rhodes, Goldust & Rey Mysterio
Roman Reigns delivered one of the best individual Survivor Series performances to date with four emphatic spears to eliminate his opponents in the opening match of the main card.
Dean Ambrose was eliminated early in the match by Cody Rhodes. Ambrose was arguing with the referee when Cody Rhodes rolled him up to eliminate one third of The Shield. Chaos then broke out with The Usos flying high eliminating the factors outside momentarily.
Further woes were added when Jack Swagger was eliminated. Having controlled Rey Mysterio earlier, he was the recipient of a 619 followed by an Uso super-kick, before a Samoan Splash to eliminate one half of the Real Americans.
Antonio Cesaro demonstrated his brute strength with a Cesaro swing to both of the Usos. However, Cody Rhodes would score another elimination with a roll-up pin when Antonio Cesaro lost concentration, making it two-on-five.
Roman Reigns made two eliminations in quick succession with a spear to Jimmy Uso and taking out Cody Rhodes with some clever tag-teaming with Seth Rollins.
Seth Rollins evened the odds taking advantage of a distracted Jey Uso, who was pursuing Roman Reigns outside the ring, with a head stomp to make it two-on-two.
Rey Mysterio managed to eliminate Seth Rollins when the odds were looking against him. Just getting into the ring before the countout after Reigns tossed him out of it like a ragdoll, the Master of the 619 went on to counter an Electric Chair attempt from Seth Rollins for a quick pin.
Goldust momentum was quickly thwarted by Roman Reigns spear when he came off the ropes. When Rey Mysterio almost caught him off guard, but Roman Reigns hit him with a colossal spear to win the match.
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| Sole Survivor: Roman Reigns triumphant following the match. Image Courtesy: WWE.com |
Big E Langston def. Curtis Axel
Retains Intercontinental Championship
Big E Langston put a “Big Ending” to Curtis Axel as he retained his Championship in a rematch from this past week.
The Master of the Five Count bombarded Curtis Axel in the early stages of the match, using his power game to take a full threshold of the match.
However, Curtis Axel took advantage of the outside to take control momentarily, but it would not last as Langston took control once again.
Former Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel looked to dodge Big E Langston in order to take an advantage, but was shocked when Big E Langston managed to kick out of the Perfectplex.
Moments later, Curtis Axel would find himself on Big E’s shoulders followed by a Big Ending as the Intercontinental Championship was emphatically retained.
Total Divas Cast def. Team AJ Lee
7-on-7 Divas Elimination Tag Match
The Total Divas cast prevailed amid chaos in a 7-on-7 Divas’ tag-team match where Natalya got the decider after submitting Divas Champion AJ Lee.
After AJ Lee’s team began to fall fast, Kaitlyn restored order with eliminations of the Funkadactyls.
Natalya submitted Tamina Snuka before submitting AJ Lee to score the win for her team after other chaotic eliminations.
Mark Henry def. Ryback
Mark Henry returned from injury as he accepted Ryback’s open challenge to make an emphatic statement.
In a rematch from WrestleMania 29, both men looked to enforce their power games early on with strength being the obvious imperative factor of the match.
Ryback took it to Mark Henry straight from the bell, stomping him to the ground and keeping a few steps ahead of the World’s Strongest Man to control the match. But Mark Henry would soon get back into his flow, looking a lot faster than in recent memory.
Some huge feats of strength including a Spine-buster and Super-plex from Ryback were not enough to put Mark Henry away, and after one of the biggest Cross-Bodies ever, Mark Henry finished the Human Wrecking Ball with the World’s Strongest Slam.
John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio
Retains World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena embraced in home-coming triumph as he defeated Alberto Del Rio in his hometown to retain the World Heavyweight Championship emphatically.
Despite being in his hometown however, John Cena received mixed reactions upon his entrance to the arena.
Alberto Del Rio’s early game plan of targeting the arm was not successful as John Cena was too quick. Also exploiting the power game, John Cena made it tough for Alberto Del Rio.
It took a while for John Cena to make an error, but when he did, Alberto Del Rio capitalized to take control of the match, taking it to the outside of the ring too, further damaging the Champion.
Alberto Del Rio came close to tapping when John Cena had the STF locked in, but the ropes acted as a lifeline allowing the Mexican Aristocrat to escape.
Early attempts for a Cross-Arm Breaker were unsuccessful, but when Alberto Del Rio turned out from a cross-body to lock it in, John Cena was in dire straits.
Those dire straits however, didn’t last long. In an insane feat of strength, John Cena lifted Del Rio up to drop him on the canvas, soon after followed by an Attitude Adjustment to finish the match.
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| Defiant: Alberto Del Rio’s Cross-Arm Breakers did not succeed in beating John Cena. Image Courtesy: WWE.com |
CM Punk & Daniel Bryan def. Erick Rowan & Luke Harper
The Best & The Beard knocked off the Wyatt Family in a thrilling tag-team match as CM Punk and Daniel Bryan got revenge.
Just as they needed to do, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk assembled substantial and early offense against the Wyatt Family with combinations of YES! kicks, along with rope-to-rope action.
Soon into the match, the Wyatt Family would dictate the action, using their strength and size advantage to take control.
Luke Harper power-bombed Daniel Bryan from the top rope, while Erick Rowan tossed CM Punk to the outside when the action epitomized with “This is Awesome” chants from the Boston crowd.
CM Punk paid homage to the late “Macho Man” Randy Savage, delivering an elbow to the heart in the latter stages of the match.
Daniel Bryan knocked out Erick Rowan with a Flying Knee, followed by CM Punk finishing the match with a GTS to Luke Harper.
Bray Wyatt was on the brink of stepping in the ring after to brawl Punk and Bryan, but ended up not doing so, indicating that the feud is far from an end.
Randy Orton def. The Big Show
Retains WWE Championship
Randy Orton brought back the infamous punt to defeat The Big Show in the main event after the timely arrival of The Authority.
The WWE Champion took long to get into the thick of the action, fleeing The Big Show immediately following the bell.
The Big Show would soon get his hands on Randy Orton, punishing him with huge handslaps to the chest, with Randy Orton firing back from a DDT.
Referee Charles Robinson was knocked down following a collision, and during that time, Randy Orton was knocked out by The Big Show outside the ring.
When things got back into the ring, The Authority made an all-too timely appearance, distracting Big Show as Randy Orton set him up and gave him an RKO.
What followed would secure the Championship, as Randy Orton knocked out The Big Show with a punt to retain the Championship.
Randy Orton’s title celebrations were cut short however as John Cena came out in front of his home crowd to hold the belt, and possibly claim himself as the face of the WWE.
There are plenty of questions to follow, as chaos erupts in tag matches, Mark Henry returns and the altercation between the two World Champions.
Roman Reigns delivered the performance of the night with four emphatic eliminations in the 10-man tag team match.
Randy Orton is the WWE Champion, but someone who just made some noise was the World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena. Who really is the face of the WWE?
Sole survivors emerge from Boston, but what may be of more significance is a possible new face of the WWE.
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